Welcome to the Newgrounds Underdogs’ Audio Contest Knock-out Round Thread 2018! :D If you want some background on why the NGUAC is so awesome, click HERE.
What’s a Knock-out Round?
The next stage of this 3-stage competition! Half of the original competitors from each group were accepted into the Knock-out Round, rounded down according to group membership and then rounded up if there were ties. The new group membership totals may be unequal as a result of ties, rounding, and disqualifications.
Speaking of disqualifications, we’re officially dismissing @GearWax from the competition, whose track used original content from a videogame soundtrack, and @ParabolicX, whose vocal samples unfairly compromised the originality of his track (and also may have violated NG audio guidelines). They were both warned of their impending dismissals at least several hours in advance.
So...what now?
The remaining competitors have until Sunday, August 5th at 11:59 pm EDT to submit a completely original track (i.e., made from scratch for the competition) to this thread. You couldn't have started working on this piece until NOW, as per the rules. If we find evidence of you having done so, you will be automatically disqualified. Please read all of the rules if you haven’t already.
There will be NO remixes, re-makes, mash-ups, covers, arrangements, or anything like that for this round. Your piece really has to be COMPLETELY original. It’s a good idea to clearly state what you used to make your track - which sounds are from VSTs/plugins, which ones you recorded yourself, and which ones are from downloaded sample libraries. NO COPYRIGHTED SAMPLES ARE ALLOWED. If you don’t know where a sample originates from, please don’t use it. This copyright policy is also clarified in the NG Audio Portal guidelines.
The eight strongest competitors from each group will be announced by Monday, August 1st. Then, those people will face each other in an epic finale!
Hmm...I didn’t get a very good score. I should probably make an ass of myself now.
NO! The judges (@ADR3-N, @Bosa, @EndKashika, @Frootza, @Jacob, @Kwing, @LunacyEcho, @Midimachine, @Random-Storykeeper, @SleepFacingWest, @Spadezer, and myself) worked really hard to deliver these scores on time, so please be patient and respectful with them. If you didn't make it into this round, please don't complain. Simply PM your respective judges if you have any questions or concerns, making sure to keep your tone friendly and not accusing. Your judge(s) might even be willing to leave you some reviews with specific feedback if you request it. Huge props to @ADR3-N and @Kwing, who did so already without anyone asking.
Anything else I should know?
The results will be posted in a separate forum post in a couple of minutes. After that, the specific scores given by each judge will also be released publicly in the thread.
Congratulations to all of the competitors for their hard work. There were some utterly fantastic submissions this year, and my favorites list has exploded over the past couple of weeks. That said, the toughest part of the competition is upon us! You may now begin working on your Knock-out Round tracks, everyone. Good luck!
"Time's fun when you're having flies." ~Kermit the Frog
